A Venice Beach lifeguard tower gets to keep its gay pride rainbow stripes after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to rescue it from getting repainted to the iconic blue. “We received 11,000 signatures on a petition from that area, saying no no, we love it, we’d really like to keep it,” said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who introduced the motion to let the stripes stand.
A group of gay and bisexual teenage males safely used a medication that prevents HIV infection, though some failed to follow the drug regimen fully and became infected, researchers report. People at risk for becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS can dramatically lower their risk of infection by taking the drug Truvada in what is known as the PrEP regimen, but its use is only approved for adults.
BART organizers are making moves toward updating the agency’s Small Business Program to include more local LGBT small businesses as BART works to rebuild its aging transportation system. On Sept. 14, the agency’s Board of Directors will vote on whether to add these contractors to the program which, as the official site writes, “provides bid preferences for qualified small businesses.”
Could you or someone you know that is older benefit from a Buddy Program? Jersey Shore QSpot has partnered with Monmouth University’s Social Work and Nursing schools Buddy Program for Older LGBT Adults. The program created by Dr. Laura Kelly has been a part of the University’s Social Work and Nursing schools for many years.
Atlanta police ordered several LGBT bars and restaurants popular with gay patrons to close early on Sunday as they were filled with people celebrating Black Gay Pride. Blake’s, Ten, G’s and 10th & Piedmont were shut down about 12:30 a.m. on Monday – some two hours ahead of closing time – as Atlanta police showed up in force to the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue.
Sporting a large white mohawk, wearing a neon green tank top and carrying a purple, pink and blue sign bearing the words “Love is Love,” Dave Watt was all smiles. It was his first time leading New Orleans’ annual Southern Decadence parade, and he was spreading the message that anyone who has HIV should be allowed to live stigma-free. Watt, the leader of the HIV-awareness group Mr Friendly, said he landed the coveted spot in the parade because one of the grand marshals was so enthralled by his organization’s message.
Until last year, Ninotska Love would have been barred from attending Wellesley College. She’s an accomplished student who has persevered through hardship, but under longstanding rules, the college would have rejected her because she was assigned at birth as a boy. Now the rules have changed. This week, Love will become one of the first transgender women to attend Wellesley in the school’s 147-year history.
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